Posts About "Nicklas Backstrom"
Capitals' Oshie Regaining Rhythm as Playoffs Near
March 21st, 2018 It was on his own bobblehead night at Capital One Arena that Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie found twine for the fourth time in four games, scoring on a quick pass from Lars Eller. As he skated to the bench, he celebrated in a similar fashion to his bobblehead, shaking his head around as he returned to the bench. "It's kind of...
Capitals Keelhaul the Leafs at the Naval Academy
March 4th, 2018 ANNAPOLIS- Despite harsh wind that swept over the Northeast, the 2018 Stadium Series would continue on at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Members of the Brigade of Midshipmen marched in around the rink, and bagpipers led the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs into the stadium. And from that moment forward, it was an...Capitals Seek Consistency
February 21st, 2018 The term "peaks and valleys" is a perfect way to describe the Washington Capitals' play of late; they are falling into a pattern of win-loss-win-loss and have lacked consistency. The Capitals' woes seemed to start in a Feb. 11 game against the Detroit Red Wings. Though they had a strong opening frame, their second period saw them...Capitals' T.J. Oshie Regaining His Scoring Touch
In the third period of the Washington Capitals 5-3 win over the Philadephia Flyers Wednesday, T.J. Oshie felt all the weight come off his shoulders, his arms up in the air as he celebrated his first goal in 13 games with his teammates. "It's pretty nice, pretty relieving getting that goal, hopefully, the floodgates open up here for...
Top 10 Swedes in The NHL Today
January 17th, 2018 Sweden has produced some very talented hockey players over the years. The country is stocked with world-class-skating forwards and talent-rich defensemen. The odds-on favorite to be the number one overall draft pick at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft is a Swede, Rasmus Dahlin. Today, the NHL is full of Swedish hockey stars. Here are the...
Washington Capitals Power Play, Third Line Hitting Stride
January 7th, 2018 Though the Washington Capitals hadn't played since Tuesday, they came out strong in the first period of Sunday's game against the St. Louis Blues, putting on a lot of offensive pressure and taking a 1-0 lead into the second off a power-play goal from Brett Connolly. "I think we had some starts in the last couple weeks that weren't...
